1. How good are either of these Amazon services for books?
2. Is the quality of the audiobooks good?
3. Is either service better than the other?
4. Can anyone suggest or recommend a book(s) other than the one I have mentioned above?

I'm not sure what you mean by "How good are either of these Amazon services for books?" if you choose a book to read via your kindle (device or app) then you'll purchase it via the Amazon Store or via the App. And assuming you have a decent internet connection the book will begin downloading within seconds of purchase

I'm not sure what you mean by "How good are either of these Amazon services for books?" if you choose a book to read via your kindle (device or app) then you'll purchase it via the Amazon Store or via the App. And assuming you have a decent internet connection the book will begin downloading within seconds of purchase

Usually it'll complete within a few minutes

That reminds me that quite a few library services in the UK offer free or low cost access to audiobooks (and indeed ebooks) so it's also worth checking out if they have Android or iOS apps as well.

For recent sci-fi, I’d recommend Leviathan Wakes by James A Corey, the writing duo behind the Expanse novels now filmed in part for Netflix Very good hard sci-fi. I’d also try Peter Hamilton’s Commonwealth saga starting with Pandora’s Star.

For thrillers David Baldacci churns them out with multiple series based on different characters. I like his John Puller military police series. But his Puller character is clearly a cash-in on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. I quite like Andy McNab’s Nick Stone series. An off the books ex SAS type who does the wet work for the British government. Feels authentic in a blue collar way.

There’s often Kindle deals on big name authors like these and especially James Patterson and his police and crime stuff.

I’d check the Books forum from time to time as subjects like thriller recommendations often come up.

Does anyone have any Kindle/Audible book suggestions to start with, please?

The type(s) of books that I am interested in are: thriller, sci-fi, autobiographies.

Any advice would be appreciated, please.

Thank you.

If you want to just dip your toe in then Amazon do a bunch of free E-books. They are mostly classics, but a good place to start before you start buying.

Yes good point. There are lots of free books. Just do a search on free ebooks in the Kindle store or even the Amazon main site. Ignore the Kindle Unlimited subscription ones. You’ll see the sale price next to them anyway.